Battle of the Caribbean
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The Battle of the Caribbean refers to a naval campaign waged during World War II that was part of the Battle of the Atlantic, from 1941 to 1945. German U-boats and Italian submarines attempted to disr
SS Sylvan Arrow in 1917
Canadian propaganda poster depicting the boarding of U-94 on 28 August 1942.
USAT Major General Henry Gibbins before World War II
USS Erie during the Battle of the Caribbean
Wallis Simpson
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Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, was an American socialite and the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to E
Battle of the Caribbean
…abdicated King of England and a royal who some suspected of having German leanings. Despite this, the survivors were treated generously, including by Wallis Simpson, the Governor's wife and head of the Red Cross in the Bahamas. Wallis was instrumental in helping survivors who made it to Nassau, greeting most…
Simpson, c. 1934
A six-month-old Wallis with her mother, Alice Warfield
Wallis as a ten-year-old schoolgirl
Wallis and her first husband, Earl W. Spencer, 1918